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em Going out in the evening   »   am ምሽት ላይ መውጣት

44 [forty-four]

Going out in the evening

Going out in the evening

44 [አርባ አራት]

44 [āriba ārati]

ምሽት ላይ መውጣት

[bemishiti mewit’ati]

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Is there a disco here? እዚህ--ን--ቤ----? እ-- ዳ-- ቤ- አ-- እ-ህ ዳ-ስ ቤ- አ-? -------------- እዚህ ዳንስ ቤት አለ? 0
i-ī-- d----i bēt---l-? i---- d----- b--- ā--- i-ī-i d-n-s- b-t- ā-e- ---------------------- izīhi danisi bēti āle?
Is there a nightclub here? እዚህ -ለ-- ----ቤ- አለ? እ-- የ--- ጭ-- ቤ- አ-- እ-ህ የ-ሊ- ጭ-ራ ቤ- አ-? ------------------- እዚህ የለሊት ጭፈራ ቤት አለ? 0
i---- y-lel-ti-c--ife-- ---i--l-? i---- y------- c------- b--- ā--- i-ī-i y-l-l-t- c-’-f-r- b-t- ā-e- --------------------------------- izīhi yelelīti ch’ifera bēti āle?
Is there a pub here? እዚህ-መጠጥ ቤ--አለ? እ-- መ-- ቤ- አ-- እ-ህ መ-ጥ ቤ- አ-? -------------- እዚህ መጠጥ ቤት አለ? 0
izīhi--e--e-’---ē-- ā--? i---- m------- b--- ā--- i-ī-i m-t-e-’- b-t- ā-e- ------------------------ izīhi met’et’i bēti āle?
What’s playing at the theatre / theater (am.) this evening? ዛሬ ምሽ- በ---ር-------ን ነ- የ-ታየ-? ዛ- ም-- በ---- ቤ- ም--- ነ- የ----- ዛ- ም-ት በ-ያ-ር ቤ- ም-ድ- ነ- የ-ታ-ው- ------------------------------ ዛሬ ምሽት በቲያትር ቤቱ ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? 0
z-rē-m---iti-b-t------i -ē-- --n--i----ew--ye--------? z--- m------ b--------- b--- m------- n--- y---------- z-r- m-s-i-i b-t-y-t-r- b-t- m-n-d-n- n-w- y-m-t-y-w-? ------------------------------------------------------ zarē mishiti betīyatiri bētu minidini newi yemītayewi?
What’s playing at the cinema / movies (am.) this evening? ዛ---ሽት--ል- -ቱ---ድ- ነ--የ----? ዛ- ም-- ፊ-- ቤ- ም--- ነ- የ----- ዛ- ም-ት ፊ-ም ቤ- ም-ድ- ነ- የ-ታ-ው- ---------------------------- ዛሬ ምሽት ፊልም ቤቱ ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? 0
za-- m--------ī-i-- bētu mini---i-n--i ye--t-----? z--- m------ f----- b--- m------- n--- y---------- z-r- m-s-i-i f-l-m- b-t- m-n-d-n- n-w- y-m-t-y-w-? -------------------------------------------------- zarē mishiti fīlimi bētu minidini newi yemītayewi?
What’s on TV this evening? ዛ---ሽ- -ቴ--ዥ--ም-----ው-የ--የ-? ዛ- ም-- በ----- ም--- ነ- የ----- ዛ- ም-ት በ-ሌ-ዥ- ም-ድ- ነ- የ-ታ-ው- ---------------------------- ዛሬ ምሽት በቴሌቪዥን ምንድን ነው የሚታየው? 0
zarē -i---t----tē-ē---h-------id--i new--y--ī-aye--? z--- m------ b------------ m------- n--- y---------- z-r- m-s-i-i b-t-l-v-z-i-i m-n-d-n- n-w- y-m-t-y-w-? ---------------------------------------------------- zarē mishiti betēlēvīzhini minidini newi yemītayewi?
Are tickets for the theatre / theater (am.) still available? የ-ያ-- መግ-ያ--ኬ-----ን--አ-? የ---- መ--- ት--- አ--- አ-- የ-ያ-ር መ-ቢ- ት-ቶ- አ-ን- አ-? ------------------------ የቲያትር መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? 0
yetīyat-ri---gib--a -i---o--i-āhun-mi---u? y--------- m------- t-------- ā------ ā--- y-t-y-t-r- m-g-b-y- t-k-t-c-i ā-u-i-i ā-u- ------------------------------------------ yetīyatiri megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu?
Are tickets for the cinema / movies (am.) still available? የፊ------ያ ------ሁን- --? የ--- መ--- ት--- አ--- አ-- የ-ል- መ-ቢ- ት-ቶ- አ-ን- አ-? ----------------------- የፊልሙ መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? 0
y----im--m--ib-ya --kētochi āhu--mi ā-u? y------- m------- t-------- ā------ ā--- y-f-l-m- m-g-b-y- t-k-t-c-i ā-u-i-i ā-u- ---------------------------------------- yefīlimu megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu?
Are tickets for the football / soccer am. game still available? የእ--------ታ -ግ-ያ----ች-አ--- -ሉ? የ--- ካ- ጨ-- መ--- ት--- አ--- አ-- የ-ግ- ካ- ጨ-ታ መ-ቢ- ት-ቶ- አ-ን- አ-? ------------------------------ የእግር ካሱ ጨዋታ መግቢያ ትኬቶች አሁንም አሉ? 0
y---g-r- --s- -h’-wat--me------ ---ēto-h- āh---mi āl-? y------- k--- c------- m------- t-------- ā------ ā--- y-’-g-r- k-s- c-’-w-t- m-g-b-y- t-k-t-c-i ā-u-i-i ā-u- ------------------------------------------------------ ye’igiri kasu ch’ewata megibīya tikētochi āhunimi ālu?
I want to sit in the back. ከ---------ፈ-ጋለው። ከ-- መ--- እ------ ከ-ላ መ-መ- እ-ል-ለ-። ---------------- ከኋላ መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። 0
ke-̮---a --k’e-et’- i-----alew-. k------- m--------- i----------- k-h-w-l- m-k-e-e-’- i-e-i-a-e-i- -------------------------------- keḫwala mek’emet’i ifeligalewi.
I want to sit somewhere in the middle. መ-ል-አካባ--መ-መጥ--ፈ--ለ-። መ-- አ--- መ--- እ------ መ-ል አ-ባ- መ-መ- እ-ል-ለ-። --------------------- መሐል አካባቢ መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። 0
meh-ā----k--a-ī-m-k’em-t-------igalew-. m------ ā------ m--------- i----------- m-h-ā-i ā-a-a-ī m-k-e-e-’- i-e-i-a-e-i- --------------------------------------- meḥāli ākababī mek’emet’i ifeligalewi.
I want to sit at the front. ከ-ለፊ--መቀ-ጥ እፈል-ለ-። ከ---- መ--- እ------ ከ-ለ-ት መ-መ- እ-ል-ለ-። ------------------ ከፊለፊት መቀመጥ እፈልጋለው። 0
ke-ī-----i-----em---- -fel--al-w-. k--------- m--------- i----------- k-f-l-f-t- m-k-e-e-’- i-e-i-a-e-i- ---------------------------------- kefīlefīti mek’emet’i ifeligalewi.
Could you recommend something? የ-ነ-ነገር-ሊ-መክ-ኝ ይ-ላሉ? የ-- ነ-- ሊ----- ይ---- የ-ነ ነ-ር ሊ-መ-ሩ- ይ-ላ-? -------------------- የሆነ ነገር ሊሚመክሩኝ ይችላሉ? 0
y---ne n-ge-- l----e---u--i--ich-l---? y----- n----- l------------ y--------- y-h-n- n-g-r- l-m-m-k-r-n-i y-c-i-a-u- -------------------------------------- yehone negeri līmīmekirunyi yichilalu?
When does the show begin? መ- ነ----ይን- መታ----ሚጀም--? መ- ነ- ት---- መ--- የ------ መ- ነ- ት-ይ-ቱ መ-የ- የ-ጀ-ረ-? ------------------------ መቼ ነው ትእይንቱ መታየት የሚጀምረው? 0
m-ch- -e----i--yin--u -eta-eti y-m-j-m-r--i? m---- n--- t--------- m------- y------------ m-c-ē n-w- t-’-y-n-t- m-t-y-t- y-m-j-m-r-w-? -------------------------------------------- mechē newi ti’iyinitu metayeti yemījemirewi?
Can you get me a ticket? ትኬ- ሊያገ--ኝ-ይ-ላሉ? ት-- ሊ----- ይ---- ት-ት ሊ-ገ-ል- ይ-ላ-? ---------------- ትኬት ሊያገኙልኝ ይችላሉ? 0
tik-t- --ya-e----i-y---i-------? t----- l------------- y--------- t-k-t- l-y-g-n-u-i-y- y-c-i-a-u- -------------------------------- tikēti līyagenyulinyi yichilalu?
Is there a golf course nearby? በ----ቅራ-ያ የጎ-ፍ-ቤ- አለ? በ-- አ---- የ--- ቤ- አ-- በ-ህ አ-ራ-ያ የ-ል- ቤ- አ-? --------------------- በዚህ አቅራቢያ የጎልፍ ቤዳ አለ? 0
b-zīhi-ā-’--abī-a-ye--l----------le? b----- ā--------- y------- b--- ā--- b-z-h- ā-’-r-b-y- y-g-l-f- b-d- ā-e- ------------------------------------ bezīhi āk’irabīya yegolifi bēda āle?
Is there a tennis court nearby? በዚ- አቅራቢ-ቴ-ስ ---ቻ--- አለ? በ-- አ------- መ--- ሜ- አ-- በ-ህ አ-ራ-ያ-ኒ- መ-ወ- ሜ- አ-? ------------------------ በዚህ አቅራቢያቴኒስ መጫወቻ ሜዳ አለ? 0
bez-----k’ir--ī---ē-īs--m---’----ha mē-a---e? b----- ā--------------- m---------- m--- ā--- b-z-h- ā-’-r-b-y-t-n-s- m-c-’-w-c-a m-d- ā-e- --------------------------------------------- bezīhi āk’irabīyatēnīsi mech’awecha mēda āle?
Is there an indoor swimming pool nearby? በ----ቅራ---የ-ት-ው-- መዋኛ -ንዳ-አ-? በ-- አ---- የ-- ው-- መ-- ገ-- አ-- በ-ህ አ-ራ-ያ የ-ት ው-ጥ መ-ኛ ገ-ዳ አ-? ----------------------------- በዚህ አቅራቢያ የቤት ውስጥ መዋኛ ገንዳ አለ? 0
b-z--- -k’-ra-īya -eb-ti-wi-it-i -ew-ny--gen-d- āl-? b----- ā--------- y----- w------ m------ g----- ā--- b-z-h- ā-’-r-b-y- y-b-t- w-s-t-i m-w-n-a g-n-d- ā-e- ---------------------------------------------------- bezīhi āk’irabīya yebēti wisit’i mewanya genida āle?

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The Maltese language

Many Europeans who want to improve their English travel to Malta. This is because English is the official language in the European microstates. And Malta is known for its many language schools. But this isn't what makes the country interesting to linguists. They are interested in Malta for another reason. The Republic of Malta has another official language: Maltese (or Malti). This language developed from an Arabic dialect. With that, Malti is the only Semitic language of Europe. The syntax and phonology are different from that of Arabic, however. Maltese is also written in Latin letters. The alphabet contains a few special characters, however. And the letters c and y are completely absent. The vocabulary contains elements from many different languages. Aside from Arabic, Italian and English are among the influential languages. But Phoenicians and Carthaginians influenced the language as well. Therefore, some researchers consider Malti an Arabic Creole language. Throughout its history, Malta was occupied by various powers. All of them left their marks on the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino. For a very long time, Malti was only a local vernacular. But it always remained the native language of the "real" Maltese. It too was exclusively orally passed down. Not until the 19th century did people begin to write in the language. Today the number of speakers is estimated at around 330,000. Malta has been a member of the European Union since 2004. With that, Malti is also one of the official European languages. But for the Maltese the language is simply a part of their culture. And they are pleased when foreigners want to learn Malti. There are definitely enough language schools in Malta…
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